Michelle A. Rhee, Chancellor, D.C. Public Schools

October 17, 2008

Michelle A. Rhee, Chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, spoke to the national press club on September 29th. After one year into her job Chancellor Rhee has drawn national attention for her aggressive approach to changing D.C. Public Schools after D.C. Mayor Adrien Fenty's take over of the school system. Highly praised for her results and sometimes criticized for her tactics, Chancellor Rhee makes it clear that the D.C. school children are her first priority.